Atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease (ASCVD) incidence and mortality rates are
declining in many countries in Europe, but it is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality …

Women undergo important changes in sex hormones throughout their lifetime that can
impact cardiovascular disease risk. Whereas the traditional cardiovascular risk factors …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Importance Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that poses serious
maternal and infant health risks. Previous systematic reviews have established benefits of …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Preeclampsia is defined as hypertension arising after 20 weeks of gestational age with
proteinuria or other signs of end-organ damage and is an important cause of maternal and …

4. There are significant long-term cardiovascular risks for women with chronic hypertension
and those who have had gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. One initial …

Iron needs increase exponentially during pregnancy to meet the increased demands of the
fetoplacental unit, to expand maternal erythrocyte mass, and to compensate for iron loss at …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although
the incidence of CVD in women is usually lower than in men, women have a higher mortality …